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Exam #2 - NUR 1060C Health Assessment With Questions And 100% ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
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"the heart is an upside down triangle"
What are some landmarks to take note of in regards apex of the heart is at the "bottom" of the heart
to the heart? base of the heart is at the "top"
Great vessels and the right and left borders (always refers to the pt's right and left)
What is the pericardium? double-walled sac that encloses the heart
- Superior and Inferior vena cava - drain blood into the R. atria
- Aorta - ejects/sends/delivers blood to the body from the l. ventricle via the pulmonary vein passed
What are the great vessels? the aortic valve
- Pulmonary Arteries and Veins - PA sends blood to the lungs to be oxygenated via the pulmonic
valve, PV - takes oxygenated blood to the L. atria
PA carries deoxygenated blood from the RV via the pulmonic valve to the lungs whereas the PV
What is the pulmonary artery and how is it different
takes oxygenated blood to the LA and then the blood in the LA passes through mitral valve and
from the pulmonary vein?
moves to the LV to the aorta via the aortic valve
Atrium and Ventricles (the right AND left sides) make up the 4 chambers of the heart. The RA
recieves blood from the body via the IVC and SVC, The LA recieves blood from the lungs via the
pulmonary vein, The LV receives blood from the LA via the mitral valve (atrioventricular valve), RV
What is the atrium? ventricle? receives blood from the RA via the tricuspid valve (atrioventricular valve)
Atrium = blood reservoir
Ventricle = muscular pump
tricuspid and mitral = "ATM" = valves between the atria and ventricles, contribute to the S1 first heart
What are the AV valves?
sound (lub) when they close, the AV valves close becasue the the ventriculars are contracting
Exam #2 - NUR 1060C Health Assessment
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